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Vertafore is a leading technology company whose innovative software solution are advancing the insurance industry. Our suite of products provides solutions to our customers that help them better manage their business, boost their productivity and efficiencies, and lower costs while strengthening relationships.

Our mission is to move InsurTech forward by putting people at the heart of the industry. We are leading the way with product innovation, technology partnerships, and focusing on customer success.

Our fast-paced and collaborative environment inspires us to create, think, and challenge each other in ways that make our solutions and our teams better.

We are headquartered in Denver, Colorado, with offices across the U.S., Canada, and India.

JOB DESCRIPTION

We seek a highly skilled Tech Lead - React to join our Certificate development project team. As a Tech Lead, you will lead the design, development, and deployment of complex web applications using React, focusing on front-end architecture and strong collaboration with cross-functional teams. You will also guide the team on best practices, scalability, and performance optimization to deliver high-quality solutions.

Key Responsibilities:

Essential job functions included but are not limited to the following:

· Technical Leadership: Lead the front-end development efforts for the Certificate project using React 18 and related tools, focusing on building scalable and efficient web applications.

· Project Ownership: Take ownership of the full development lifecycle, from design and development to deployment, ensuring adherence to timelines and quality standards.

· Collaboration: Work with cross-functional teams, including backend developers, UX/UI designers, QA engineers, and product managers, to ensure seamless integration of front-end and back-end services.

· Code Reviews: Conduct code reviews to ensure adherence to best practices and optimize performance, scalability, and security.

· Mentorship: Guide junior developers on React best practices, TypeScript, and front-end technologies.

· Performance Optimization: Ensure the front-end applications' performance, scalability, and security by implementing industry-leading practices and tools.

· Documentation: Maintain clear technical documentation for the solutions built to ensure ease of knowledge transfer and maintenance.

Required Technical Skills:

· Core Front-End Development:

o React:

§ Strong knowledge of React , including new features like Concurrent Rendering and Automatic Batching.

§ Expertise in building and optimizing applications with React functional components and leveraging React Hooks for state and side effects management (e.g., useState, useEffect, useCallback, useMemo).

o Provider in React & Context API:

§ Experience with setting up Context Providers and effectively using React Context API for managing and passing data across component trees without prop drilling.

o React Query:

§ Proficiency in using React Query for efficient data fetching, caching, and synchronizing server state in React applications.

o Formik & Yup Validation:

§ Strong experience in building and managing forms in React using Formik, including handling complex form states and validations.

§ Expertise in using Yup for schema-based validation of forms, ensuring comprehensive client-side form validation.

o TypeScript:

§ Strong hands-on experience with TypeScript for building type-safe React applications.

§ Deep understanding of TypeScript features like interfaces, generics, type inference, and modules for ensuring code reliability and scalability.

· HTML/CSS & UI Frameworks:

o HTML/CSS:

§ Strong understanding of semantic HTML and modern CSS for responsive web design.

o MaterialUI & Tailwind CSS:

§ Experience with MaterialUI and Tailwind CSS for building modern, user-friendly, and scalable UI components.

· API & Backend Integration:

o REST API Knowledge:

§ Experience consuming and integrating RESTful APIs into React applications, including error handling, request optimization, and managing API responses using tools like Axios or Fetch API.

· Testing and Quality Assurance:

o Playwright:

§ Experience in writing and executing Playwright test cases to ensure the quality and performance of end-to-end user flows.

· Performance Optimization & Tools:

o React Performance Optimization:

§ Proven ability to optimize React applications using lazy loading, code splitting, and efficient state management techniques to improve application performance.

o Build Tools:

§ Hands-on experience with build tools like Webpack, Vite, or Parcel to optimize development workflows and manage modern JavaScript applications efficiently.

o Version Control & CI/CD:

§ Proficiency with Git and experience in managing feature branches and release cycles using GitFlow.

§ Experience setting up CI/CD pipelines for automated testing, building, and deploying React applications using tools like Jenkins or GitLab CI.

· Soft Skills and Cross-Functional Collaboration:

o Collaboration Tools:

§ Proficiency in using tools like JIRA and Teams to manage Agile workflows and communicate effectively across global teams.

o Agile Methodologies:

§ Experience working in Agile/Scrum environments, actively participating in sprint planning, retrospectives, and iterative development cycles.

Qualifications:

· Bachelor’s or master’s degree in computer science, Engineering, or a related field.

· Have an intense passion for building software and mentoring their teams

· Are very strong in both design and implementation at an enterprise level.

· 6 to 8 years of professional experience with the above-mentioned tech stack.

· Are in-tune with high performance and high availability design/programming

· Have experience in security best practices for software and data platforms

· Design 'perfect-fit' solutions with engineering teams and business units to drive business growth and customer delight

· Enjoy solving problems through the entire application stack

· Are interested and capable of learning other programming languages as needed.